“I just spent $375 on an ASUS A7V333-X with an AMD 2500 chip and 1 gig of RAM. I install it and it is slower than slow! On the ASUS site, it sayd that anything over an AMD 2400 needs an updated BIOS. So I get the latest Bios update, run it. It locks up the computer. Can’t go forward, can’t go back. I reboot and the Bios is shot. I have sent it off to be replaced. Anyone got any ideas for installing a Bios when the motherboard doesn’t want to accept the new Bios? This is the latest version of Bios (1003) for the chip, downloaded from the ASUS website, using AFLASH, from the ASUS site also. I hjave sent emails to ASUS asking for theirt help, no answer….big surprise huh? I think it’s ridiculous to get a brand new board and its already out of date! So, when the new one comes, I’ll be in the same boat. HELP!!!! Bob ”

Answer from PRHill

“That chip will run better and faster on a nf2 board…ie….a7n8x…see if they will change it out.”

Answer from kgwagner14

“The only way to get a BIOS installed when the existing BIOS is shot is to put it in a box, ship it to the manufacturer, and have them do it. They have the [very expensive] equipment to talk to that EEPROM without the rest of the board running. Installing BIOS is dangerous business, not to be undertaken lightly. It’s very easy to make a mistake, and you’re not allowed even one. Without a functioning BIOS, the board is useless. I’m constantly surprised at how often that’s recommended around here. It’s one of the the easiest, most unrecoverable ways to turn your computer into an inert conversation piece that I know of. ”

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